Mika Rissanen Explained

Mika Rissanen (born 1978) is a Finnish history researcher and author of non-fiction and young adult literature.^[1]

In 2005, Rissanen's book Antiikin Urheilu (Sports in Antiquity, co-written with Sami Koski and Juha Tahvanainen) won Tieto-Finlandia award for the best non-fiction book in Finland.^[2] In 2016 his non-fiction book Down Beer Street: History in a Pint Glass (co-written with Juha Tahvanainen) was published in English,^[3] in German^[4] and in Italian.^[5]

Rissanen has written his young adult thrillers, Arkeomysteeri series (Archeomystery) in co-operation with Juha Tahvanainen using the pseudonym Nemo Rossi.

Academic researches of Rissanen are focused in ancient history and European cultural history.^[6]

Bibliography

Non-fiction books

• Antiikin Urheilu ("Sports in Antiquity") (2004)
• ("A History of Destruction: European Vandalism through the Ages") (2007)
• ("History of Europe in 24 Pints") (2014)
• Rooma, suden kaupunki ("Rome, a City of the Wolf") (2018)

Young adult literature

• Rooman sudet ("The Wolves of Rome") (2012)
• Mafian linnut ("The Mafia Birds") (2014)
• Jumalista seuraava ("Next to the Gods") (2014)
• Viimeinen etruski ("The Last Etruscan") (2016)
• Salainen veljeskunta ("The Secret Brotherhood") (2018)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Atena Kustannus: Mika Rissanen . 22 August 2016 . Finnish . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160823135748/http://www.atenakustannus.fi/tilaukset/kirjailija/108 . 23 August 2016 . dmy-all .
2. Web site: Suomen Kirjasäätiö: Edelliset Tietokirjallisuuden Finlandia -palkinnon voittajat ja ehdokkaat . 22 August 2016 . Finnish . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160823135751/http://www.kirjasaatio.fi/palkinnot/tietofinlandia/edellisettietofinlandiapalkinnonvoittajatjaehdokkaat/ . 23 August 2016 . dmy-all .
3. Web site: Souvenir Press: Down Beer Street . 22 August 2016. English.
4. Web site: Bastei Luebbe: Die Geschichte Europas in 24 Bieren . 22 August 2016. German.
5. Web site: Storia dell'Europa in 24 pinte Libri. Utet Libri. it-IT. 2019-11-07.
6. Web site: Mika Rissanen in academia.edu . 22 August 2016. English.